Today's Opinions

I would like to respond to Danny Johnson’s letter, “Alcohol sales on Sunday have nothing to do with eating out,” in the Aug. 10 edition of The Lancaster News.
Mr. Johnson is entitled to God’s Day, as freedom of religion is part of our founding. That same founding calls for separation of church and state. Mr. Johnson has no right to try and force his beliefs on others.

The taps on his wingtips clicking on the hardwood floor of his classroom – that’s one sound I’ll never forget from that first day in his class.
And how professional he looked – not just that first day – but every day.
Or how he made history come alive because he was such a great storyteller.
Mr. Bennett Gunter shaped my ideas of how a professional educator looks, teaches and manages a class, and he gave me a vision for what education can do for a person.

It’s me again. Anybody out there?
I have been working for three years to foster positive change within Indian Land by educating and informing the citizens. I have attended Lancaster County Council meetings and spoken, been appointed to county committees, and more to represent Indian Land.

The last couple of weeks have been really busy for teachers, students and their families. Some families have been scrambling to get in those last few days of vacation fun before the school bells ring Monday morning.
Many students and their parents took advantage of the recent sales-tax-free weekend to buy school supplies and clothes.
For several weeks now, teachers have been preparing their classrooms for the return of students Monday.

One of Lancaster County’s finest is now one of the state’s best.
Lt. Eric Brown of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department was recently honored as the Deputy of the Year by the Sheriff’s Association.
Earlier this year, Brown, 33, was nominated during a management staff meeting at the office.

Dr. Deborah B. Cureton is not only an educator, a humanitarian and a servant to our community, but she is also a cherished family member with whom I’m very proud. She respectfully embodies the spirit of my mother and her father which encourages me to be the best me that I can be.
I am also inspired by her service work, which propelled me to pay it forward to those in need of a helping hand.

Excuse me, Mr. Willis, it’s difficult for me to understand how the undeveloped property and community roads in Edenmoor could still be “private property” since the Forfeited Land Commission completed foreclosure proceedings, which I believe took place in the last months of 2010. And I’m pretty sure I could convince a judge who is legally liable for occurrences on the property while under the FLC’s control.

Rudy Schmidt wrote an excellent letter, “An American fairy tale,” in the July 31 edition of The Lancaster News. That is more than what I can say for Gil Small, chairman of the Lancaster County Democratic Party. His column, “There are some in Congress we can rely on to get the job done,” sounded like it was from an AP President Barack Obama parrot article. He mentions debt-ceiling raises under President George W. Bush, but neglects to mention most of them were by a Democrat-controlled Congress.